Jamal Fountaine

Jamal Fountaine
No. 52, 53
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1971-01-29) January 29, 1971 (age 53)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:Washington
Undrafted:1994
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jamal Fountaine (born January 29, 1971) is a former NFL defensive end.

High school

Fountain attended Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California where he ran track and played basketball, playing football beginning in his junior year.[1]

Collegiate career

Fountaine played defensive end for the Washington Huskies and was a starter for the 1992 and 1993 seasons[2] and letterman from 1990 to 1993.[3]: 168 

In 1989, he was awarded the team's Mark Drennan Memorial Award as special teams scout squad MVP,[3]: 164  also later awarded to his younger brother Matt Fountaine in 2002.[3]: 164  He played in the Rose Bowl as a member of 1990, 1991, and 1992 teams. He finished his career as a team captain during the 1993 season,[2][3]: 199  which concluded with the 1994 Hula Bowl.[3]: 166 

Fountaine earned a construction engineering degree at Washington.[1]

NFL career

He was not selected in the 1994 NFL draft, but signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers where he spent two seasons including their 1995 Super Bowl team.[2] He later was a member of the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons.

Post NFL Career

Fountaine became a graduate assistant at Washington in 2002 and then joined Portland State in 2003.[2] In 2008, Fountaine became a firefighter for the Alameda County Fire Department.[4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gideon RubinDaily Review (July 6, 2008). "Former 49er defensive end now tackles different foe". EastBayTimes.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Condotta, Bob (October 8, 2004). "Sports | Catching up with Jamal Fountaine: Lure of football proves too great". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Shumann, Mike (September 18, 2008). "Ex-49erJamal Fountaine begins new career as a firefighter". abc7news.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.


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